# Saleor API + MCP vs Shopware (slim)

> Shopware scores 71.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Saleor API + MCP's 68.6 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Saleor API + MCP leads on agent ergonomics. Both do commerce products. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Shopware scores 71.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Saleor API + MCP's 68.6 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Saleor API + MCP leads on agent ergonomics. Both do commerce products.

- Saleor API + MCP: B 68.6, rank #175 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/saleor.min.md
- Shopware: BB 71.4, rank #112 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shopware.min.md
- Saleor API + MCP, good for Teams that want an open-source GraphQL backend with multi-channel pricing and an agent that reads store data safely. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 86 against 78.
- Shopware, good for A merchant already on Shopware, or a team that wants an MIT PHP backend with a built-in MCP server for back-office work. Ahead on Reliability, 83 against 50; Payments & pricing, 50 against 45. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Saleor API + MCP | Shopware |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 83 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 89 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 86 | 78 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 73 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 45 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 87 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 76 | 76 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Saleor API + MCP | Shopware |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Saleor | shopware AG |
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause | MIT for the Community Edition core. Paid plans add proprietary extensions under shopware AG's general terms |
| Tools exposed | 8 | 14 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-02 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-06-10 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 23k stars, 7.3k npm/wk | 3.4k stars, 31k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |